For posts/pages with no featured image, & no images associated with the entry, a random image is selected from media library & set as featured image.
As of April 2026, Random Auto Featured Image is a WordPress random image plugin with 100 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Image Refresh.
For posts and pages with no featured image, and no images associated with the entry, a random image is selected from the media library and set as the featured image.
The plugin currently does not test for images associated with the entry.
Instead, install and run the Easy Add Thumbnail plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-add-thumbnail/).
That plugin will set the featured image on all entries that both have no featured image AND have an image associated with the post.
What is left is entries without featured images and without any images.
This plugin provides a random image from the sites media library so that index pages look more interesting (and possibly confusing/humorous depending on which image is randomly selected.)
There is a notice at the bottom of each post the plugin has…
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 6.6.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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